Waterford/East Lyme Shellfish Commission - Minutes - 08/17/2023

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     Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission

                                                  Meeting Minutes
                                       Thursday, Aug 17, 2023

                                     Waterford Town Hall, 7:30 pm


      Members present:  Peter Harris, J. Patrick Kelly, Larry Tytla, Paul
      Spakowski, and Marcia Benvenuti
      Members absent: Rick Kanter, Fred Wise, and Tom Bowlen,
      Guests: Ex-Officio Dan Cunningham


   1) The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm and a quorum established.

   2)  Review and approval of previous meeting minutes:
           July 20, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes and Aug  2,  2023  Special
           meeting minutes approved on a motion by Mr. Kelly,  seconded  by
           Mr. Spakowski, vote 5-0.


   3) Review and approval of treasurer’s report
            Treasurer briefed the commission on the Treasurer’s report  sent
            by e-mail earlier.  Report was  approved  on  a  motion  by  Mr.
            Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla, vote
            5-0.


         4) Chief Warden’s Comments : Chief Warden Chmiel not in attendance,
            Mr. Harris communicated that the boat was power washed to remove
            built up growth and bottom painted.

   5) Old business:
        a. Mr. Harris read a text  sent  from  Mr.  Wise  regarding  WELSCO
           insurance.


        b. The soft shell clams approved for purchase at  the  Aug  Special
           meeting had high mortality and were deemed unacceptable for sale
           by the grower.  The grower is interested in selling  soft  shell
           clam seed next year if WELSCO is interested.


   6) New Business
        a. Discussion and potential action to acquire a credit card for
           WELSCO purchases by wardens – Mr. Kelly will investigate the
           complexities of having a credit card for a tax exempt
           organization.




   7) Ex-Officio comments : Ex-Officio discussed East Lyme review of short
      term rentals, the future installation of an EV High Speed charger at
      the Town Hall, and further progress on the Darrow Pond recreational
      area.

   8) Correspondence : Mr. Harris gave more information to the commission on
      the Niantic River Watershed Committee Watershed summit to be held at
      the Waterford Town Hall on Sept 12, 2023 and requested interested
      attendees rsvp.



   9) Public Comment :
           Lou Bull, Niantic – gave historical perspective on how Hillyer’s
           managed sales to tax exempt businesses.



  10)  Adjournment : Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm on a motion by Mr.
      Spakowski, seconded by Mr. Tytla, motion approved 5-0.


Respectfully submitted,


Peter Harris